Day Out with Thomas The Tank Engine



On Friday afternoon we ventured out to the Railway Museum to attend the Day Out With Thomas event (it was free!). As we got ready to leave the house Ian kept saying, "I'm going to see the real Thomas. I hardly wait!" (Yes, he omits the "can" in that phrase.) The crowd was minimal and the excitement was high. Both kids were so hyped to do all the stations. They played with wooden and electric train sets, did putt-putt golf, got temporary Thomas tattoos, jumped in a bounce house, and got on the retired train cars. They even got their picture taken in front of THE Thomas the Tank and Ian got his picture with Sir Topham Hatt. But the highlight of the day was the magic show. The Marty the Magician show (or "Smarty" as Ian thought he was called) was a HUGE hit. Ian was so into the show that he was having a hard time catching his breath because he was laughing so hard. And then Marty called Ian up on stage to help him with part of the act. Ian was reluctant at first but quickly smiled and enjoyed it once he was up there. The magician placed one foam ball into Ian's hand and made it turn into two foam balls. That blew Ian's mind! He was so excited after that show that he insisted on doing a magic show for us when we got home. I think I heard "Abracadabra" a dozen times on the way home.


It was a fun afternoon and one Ian won't soon forget.